Leader
Part 1 The Stolen 0s and 1s
Our time
But
I will never
stay at the bottom like this.
is being chipped away, second by second.
by the system run by those above us,
by the slavery they call economics.
It never ends.
Even in this shitty world,
I still won't give up.
The city was divided in two.
Twenty years after Japan's economic restructuring.
The more bound to the ground they were,
the more they sold their time.
The closer they were to the sky,
the more freedom they had.
Our workplace was even further below that.
Today's Shift:
12 hours
0 seconds
Worker authentication complete
Please proceed to
the work area
Don't look.
Don't stand out.
Don't get involved.
Give your excuses
to the AI.
They might work on people,
but not on those things.
Until work begins:
30 seconds
If freedom exists, it's under the open sky.
Follow the rules. Your life belongs to the company.
Iris scan in progress
You're late,
Takumi.
I was lost in thought.
Facial recognition
in progress
Delay tolerance:
Level 7: Scrap Machine Dismantling Plant
Worker ID:
7A19-02-17
Target for demolition: Old security robots
The recovery rate of rare metals was down 3.2% compared to the previous day.
The bolt on my right arm is seized...
I'm so sorry...
Don't look. Don't stare. Don't get involved.
Work delay detected.
The line in question is a candidate for a penalty.
The reason is not recorded.
We will only evaluate the results.
Work performance ability: Below minimum standard value
Production loss conversion: Annually -4,772,840 CR
Worker suitability: Low Likelihood of improvement: Low Ease of replacement: High
Deregistration: Approved
If I get fired, I won't be able to make a living.
Please. You're watching from the other side of the camera, aren't you?
Treason determined.
immediate dismissal
Leave this place immediately.
What?!
Continuing education expenses: Unreasonable
IQ score: Low
Work stalled: +41 seconds
Line loss equivalent: -2,840 CR
Please, I have a wife and a daughter.
Worker registration: Deletion in progress
Departure grace period: 180 seconds
B
Check for unattended personal belongings.
Vacancy filled: Completed
Line efficiency: Normalization
They disappear one by one.
Ownership confirmation is not possible
Transition to waste classification
From the person who said the right thing,
...I haven't seen it.
I'm seeing it with my own eyes.
Don't show your sense of justice here.
It will be the first to be destroyed.
I know.
Don't look.
Old models detect temperature before authorization.
I just tricked the cooling line.
To survive.
...What did you do?
Just a little trick.
Chest lock: Still engaged
Alarm circuit: Standing by
Hey, that lock is still engaged.
If you mess with it carelessly, the alarm...
Authorized
Alarm: Not triggered
............
Work charge +550cd
Return-to-School Preparation Account
That's all.
Today, I got a little closer to returning to high school.
550cd
Reinstatement procedures
Tuition fees
Uniform fee
Purchase for commuting to school
Transfer interview
Required documents
But believing is important.
School guide data
But with the repeated demands from above to shorten deadlines,
Not even one day.
Not even one hour.
For me,
my mom and dad
just wanted me to wake up in the morning like everyone else
Then I'll make it happen.
and go to school like everyone else.
That's all they wanted to leave me.
Late-payment penalty expected
Killed by the system
They worked for me
Late-payment penalty notice
Death certificate receipt notice
Contract guarantee debt
Leave-of-absence procedure guide
I won't make it.
Target amount
At this rate,
I'm three days short.
until the deadline to apply for re-enrollment.
Shortfall: 3 days
Request to shorten deadline
Current
Shortfall
Projected completion
Remaining
406 days
403 days
···return.
absolutely.
Lunch break: 12 minutes
Return-to-School Preparation Account
Until the deadline for reinstatement application
Movement range is currently restricted.
11 minutes and 15 seconds remaining until the end of the break...
I will disappear from the records.
Worker ID 7A19-02-17
Location confidence: 62%
Peripheral tag interference detected.
Immediate position: Stopped near the wall
Status: On break
No abnormalities.
Heat source interference
It's impossible to "disable" AI monitoring. Therefore, it blends in with situations that cannot be definitively identified as "abnormal."
And for just that one moment,
During breaks, he accumulates a history of harmless behavior, such as staying still by the wall, allowing the AI to complete the "usual Takumi" profile.
Individual boundaries: unclear
Peripheral tag interference detected.
Judgment: Normal range
rest
balance
Target Amount
ID matching: collective noise
Skeletal estimation: within human shape
Heat source detection: Steam interference
Movement prediction: Low confidence supplementation
403 days
Shift the area being photographed slightly.
Noise synchronization: Low output
Monitoring Correction: Interference in Progress
You came again today.
This guy has good eyesight.
No, that's wrong. The dog is waiting.
Much better than a camera.
Please stop.
The camera's correction settings weren't very good today.
Because you can't survive by being an ordinary person.
Don't delete the logs.
Normally, people don't notice things like that.
That kind of thing is a hassle.
It's already noon, though.
Woof!
WAN,
good morning.
Woof.
Here,
Takumi.
WAN,
was waiting for you.
...Yeah, yeah.
He's not waiting for me.
He's just waiting to be charged.
Hey, hey.
The low-frequency module is out of alignment.
At this rate, the vibrations will be too strong.
Adjusting it again?
I'll move this back
a little.
Don't tell me,
you're using...
Jyona Script?
Jyona Script?
You know about it?
Jyona Script is a world-class control language developed by Amaterasis.
Only a handful of engineers can understand it,
and no one else is licensed to use it.
Amaterasis...
That giant corporation at the top of the world?
Official name: JYONA Strategic Control Script
For quantum AI, autonomous control, and sensor integration
Amaterasis is a global AI company located far upstream from its parent company, MEGA CORP SYSTEM, and LGS LOWER MAINTENANCE (Lower Maintenance), to which Nana belongs.
Can you understand JYONA Script?
It's warm. It's strange, considering it's a machine.
Amaterasu
Giant upstream companies (the largest companies at the very top)
Intermediate Holding Company
LIFE GRID SERVICE
LGS subsidiary
LGS-affiliated cooperating subcontractor
LGS LOWER MAINTENANCE
7th Reorganization Area Patrol and Maintenance Team
Intermediate Holding Company
A group of numerous intermediaries
MEGA CORP SYSTEM
Affiliated subsidiary
There are countless affiliated companies in between, forming a pyramidal structure at the very top. Originally, it was just an AI company located in the center of Japan,
With its superior technical capabilities and foresight, it quickly rose to become one of the world's top companies.
I'm just piecing together the parts I understand.
This should be fine.
Wiiin
Old-style life tag signal: Detected
Emotional stability pattern: Synchronization
The machine isn't cold.
There are just some people who use it coldly.
Intermediate subsidiary
Intermediate subsidiary
Subcontracting authorized facilities
7th Floor South Demolition Aircraft Dismantling Plant
yes.
That's only half.
What do you want to do when you get back to school, Takumi?
Today's luxury.
You like things normal?
That's fine.
A boy who works to buy back normalcy.
There's still half left.
Not really.
Hahaha
The average price is actually the most expensive.
I attended classes as usual.
Please don't use strange language.
now.
I'll just graduate like everyone else.
You can't drink.
WAN is also supporting them.
If I could go back, that is.
You absolutely must go back to school.
You shouldn't be here.
Go back.
Before you end up like us.
Needs observation
Candidate for blind spot area: Updating
Pop pop
What's going on?! The system has been updated...
I'll be right back.
Understanding the corrected difference: 0.03%
See you later.
If it's not too crowded, I'll take the train back home.
...You noticed.
It's definitely going to be crowded.
Be quiet.
I have a bad feeling about this...
Nana, get away from here immediately.
Return to Rowamen.
If we get caught, it's all over.
30 seconds until the end of the break.
one…
…one.
18 seconds remaining until the end of the break.
Attention, all workers.
Attention, all workers.
...I don't like that sound.
Attention, all workers. Attention, all workers.
MEGA CORP SYSTEM
Notice to Affiliated Facilities
A loss has occurred in the upper-tier settlement system.
What?!
The higher-level system...that has nothing to do with us, right...?
Loss compensation will be redistributed equally to lower-level related workers in accordance with Article 204 of the contract.
……teeth?
MEGA CORP SYSTEM Related Facilities Notice
Cause: Error in the prediction values of the higher-level system.
loss
Equal redistribution
Target: All subcontracted workers
Collection method: Immediate account deduction
Processing pursuant to Contract Article 204
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